Resource centre for ZX Spectrum games
using Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy game engines
Links
The following list of Internet links related to JSW/MM games for the ZX Spectrum is by no means comprehensive. It does contain, however, some of the most relevant ones, which may serve as a good starting point for any further exploration.
I. General Spectrum resources
World of Spectrum
"The official world archive for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum and the largest on-line gaming center on the Internet."
Spectrum Computing
A huge repository of Spectrum software using the ZXDB database.
RZX Archive
The main repository of recordings of Speccy Games.
TZX Vault
An archive of Sinclair ZX Spectrum games in .TZX tape format.
Speccy Screenshot Maps
A large collection of maps created from screenshots of ZX Spectrum games.
The Tipshop
A central archive for all Spectrum and SAM games hints, tips, cheats, maps, hacks and pokes.
II. General MM/JSW resources
JetSet Willy & Manic Miner Community
Currently the most active forum dedicated specifically to the subject of MM / JSW games.
Manic Miner & Jet Set Willy Yahoo! Group
Discussion forum for fans who have written / are writing / are planning to write MM/JSW games of their own.
Central Cavern - The Wonderful World of Willy Facebook Group
Facebook group "For EVERYTHING associated with Willy, the surprisingly athletic character who starred in such games as Manic Miner, Jet Set Willy and its sequel, The Final Frontier".
Spirantho's Shrine to Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy
A website dedicated to MM and JSW.
III. Editors and the creation of new games
John Elliott's JSW site
Home of JSWED and the JSW128 and JSW64 game engines.
J. G. Harston's JSW Resources
Resources including download links to various JSW game editors.
SkoolKit - Richard Dymond's website with complete disassemblies of Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy
Mirror of Arsen Torbarina's Jet Set Willy Tech Page
Disassembly of the Jet Set Willy game engine
IV. Websites of MM/JSW games and authors
Richard Hallas's ZX Spectrum page
Home page of "Join the Jet-Set!" and "Jet-Set Willy in Space" with some interesting historical and technical information.
JSW Corner
Home page of several JSW games by various authors.
Purple Unicorn Software
Home page of "Pip The Pipistrelle" and "Terry The Turtle".
JSW Remakes
Gawp (Gary Pearce)'s JSW pages containing a lot of information related to MM and JSW games by various authors.
V. Historic websites of MM/JSW games and authors
Dr Andrew Broad's ZX Spectrum site (an archival version of his Geocities site on Oocities)
The following websites are no longer online, but you can find their archival versions on Wayback Machine.
Geoff Eddy's Jet Set Willy page
Nick Aldridge's ZX Spectrum site
Visa-Valtteri 'jet_visy' Pimiä's JSW site
VI. Other links of interest
Julian D. A. Wiseman's JSWII pages
"Jet Set Willy. A miner miracle" - Martyn Carroll's article about JSW on Eurogamer
"Retro Review: Jet Set Willy" on 60 Minutes With
"Manic Miner: Torture, it Pleasures Me" - Ashley Pomeroy's review of MM
"Jet Set Willy: The Alligator-Devouring Routine" - Ashley Pomeroy's review of JSW
Matt Thompson's article on JSW games
"Jet Set Willy Paradise !!" - Nittamituaki's ranking of difficulty of JSW and similar games
The Angry Ballad of Manic Miner
The Sorrowful Ballad of Jet Set Willy
Copy Protection in 'Jet Set Willy': developing methodology for retrogame archaeology
Harder, Better, Manic, Miner demo (2016) by Gasman / Hooy-Program
"Miner 49er: 49 Facts About Manic Miner"
"Jet Set Willy, Trading Classiness for Freedom on Spectrum"
VII. Online Willy games
"Willy's Epic In The Timeless Zone"
"Jet Set Willy - New Adventures In Sci Fi"
"Jet Set Willy: The GeoGuesser"